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Circle Peak cinches restaurant buyoutCircle Peak Capital has taken over family-restaurant chain Shari’s Management. The deal is coming ahead of an anticipated fund launch for the New York firm.
- Lehman backs music roll-up
Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking has backed the launch of EverGreen Copyright Acquisitions, a music catalog roll-up.
- AMC and Loews complete merger
Private equity-backed theatre-chains AMC Entertainment and Loews Cineplex Entertainment have completed their tie-up first announced last summer.
- KKR recruits Flextronics CEO
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has tapped outgoing Flextronics CEO Michael Marks to join the firm. Marks’ hiring will coincide with the departures of long-time KKR execs Edward Gilhuly and Scott Stuart, who announced their intention to leave the firm in September.
- Global PE deals near $500bn mark
Private equity-backed M&A increased markedly in 2005 with Europe seeing the lion’s share of deal volume.
- Bain in $3bn Texas Instruments deal
Boston-based Bain Capital has inked a deal to carve out the Sensors & Controls business of Texas Instruments for $3bn.
- Pomona closes $250m fund of funds
The global ING-affiliated private equity firm has closed its fourth primary fund of funds on $250 million.
- KKR hires healthcare veteran
Kenneth Freeman has joined the New York buyout giant as managing director, having formerly served as the head of Quest Diagnostics.
- PE-backed leverage deals up more than 30%
Latest figures from data provider Dealogic have confirmed the enormous amount of liquidity in the debt markets that was available for private equity deals in 2005.
- Driving Profitable Top Line Growth Through Optimal Pricing
There are a number of advantages to using pricing process optimisation rather than cost-cutting to ensure delivering a great, rather than merely a good investment write Stephan Butscher and Balraj Kalsi.